Why Hong Kong Is Now One of the Worst Places to Be in Covid Era

WATCH: Hong Kong is now dealing with a bigger Covid crisis than the outbreak in Wuhan that heralded the start of the pandemic. Amesh Adalja, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security senior scholar, explains how the city got here.Source: Quicktake by Bloomberg

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By Rachel Chang and Kevin Varley

February 24, 2022 at 10:05 AM UTC

Updated on

February 24, 2022 at 10:09 AM UTC

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Hong Kong fell to second last among the 53 places scored in Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking in February, marking a rapid decline over the past few months.

The financial hub has dropped to the lowest position ever occupied by a developed economy in the 16 editions of the measure, which tracks the best and worst places to be in the pandemic. After flying as high as ninth a year ago, in January 2021, Hong Kong’s worst ever outbreak is crippling its pursuit of Covid Zero and paralyzing the once-vibrant economy.